Heel for shoes



A. CARLOZZO.

HEEL FOR SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED Jun/21. 1920.

1,418,428 L PatentedJl1ne6Q1922.

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Suben/6oz A. CARLOZZO.

HEEL FOR SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED 1uLY27, |920.

1,418,428. A l PatentedJune 6,1922.y

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ANTHONY CARLOZZO, fOl YONKERS, NEW YORK.

HEEL FOR SHOES.

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Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1922.

Application mea July 27, 1920; serial No. 359,306.

new and useful Improvements in Heels 'for Shoes, of which the following is a full, clear, and concise description.` y

My invention relates to heels for shoes, and more particularly to the adaptation of such heels for the purpose of rendering them readily detachable,` Vreplaceable and interchangeable relatively to the shoe upon which they are worn.

More particularly stated,` I seek to provide the rear end, or so-calledheel portion, ot the shoe sole with a special foundation for the heel, and to so form the heel as to enable it to be fitted upon and secured-to this foundation, in such manner that the heel" is rigid and lirm relativelyto the foundation while the shoe is in active use by the wearer thereof, and yet so that the device can be quickly and easily dismembered whenever tor any reason it is desirable toremove the heel, and the same heel canbe quickly and easily replaced, or another heel similarly formed may be readily replaced in its stead. My invention further contemplates cer tain advantageous changes in the construe# tion of the heel, for the purpose of provid- .ing the heel with a detachable and replaceable tap of leather or rubber, as desired.

My invention further comprehends various improvements in the heel and portions of the shoe associated with the heel.

My device may be used in connection with heels made of either wood or metal, butv is especially applicable to vheels made of aluminum and hard wood. I do not wish to he limited, however, to. any particular materials in instances where the selection of the material is a matter of choice or of mere mechanical skill. l

Reference is made to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like reference characters indicate like partsA throughout'the several figures. u i

Figure .1. is a longitudinal central section through a shoe providedwith one form of shoe heel made in accordance with myv invention and carrying a rubber tap.

Figure 2 is a section on the line l2 2 of Figure 1, looking` in thedirection indicated by the arrow` pearing. in Figure 6.

Figure 3 is a view partly a section on the line 3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Figure 4t is a fragmentary section, somewhat smilar to the bottom portion of Figure 1, but showing leather tap. i i

Figure '5 is a section on the line 5 5 oi' Figure a, looking inthe direction indicated by the arrows.V f

Figure 6is' a section somewhat similar to the `heel as carryinga of wood." i 4 i Figure 7 is an elevation of the heel ap- `.Figure 8 is a section on the line 8 of Figure 6, looking in the direction indicated bythe'arrow. y i. f Figure 9 is a section on the line 9 of Figure 6, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow.y f A.

A heel body is 4shown aty 10, and in this nstance is made. of light metal, preferably "aluminum, vThis heel-body is hollow, formingcompartment 11. It has at its bottom a mass1ve-portion 12, the latter being provided' .with a shallow compartment 13into 'Whichis neatlylitted a taplt of leather,` held 1n posltlon by screws 15. Fitting flatly upon the leather taplliL is another leather 'tap 16, held in position byscrews 17. The

tap 16, thus held inpositiom serves as a `fr`oundation and detachably mounted upon it '1s a rubber tap 18, heldin position by screws 19. f Thus the rubber tap 18 is readily vdetached b ysimplyremoving the screws 19,

and when worn out may be discardedv and another tap substituted. Y

` In 'some'instancesy instead of thefrubber tap just mentioned I employ a leather tap Figure 1,"but showing the heel body as made i i 20, held in position by nails 21, as shown in Figure 4.

kIt may readily be seen that with the tap 16 as a foundation, either .a rubber tap 18 or aleather tap 20` may be used, as desired, and

that a rubber tap may betaken ott and a ieather tap put on instead, or vice versa a rubber tap may be substituted `in place of a 'leather tap.`

v The shoe heel as a' whole is rendered easily detachableby means of the arrangement shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive. The upper portionof the heel body 10 is provided with a'V groove 22, extending around the top of the compartmentll, this groove being bounded in part by an' overhang 23, entending inwardly. The groove 22 is so formed and proportioned that .an `anchor plate -22 fits neatly into it. The anchor plate 24 is by means of short screws 25 or other appropri-v ate fastenings mounted rigidly and irmly'v upon the heel portion-26 of a shoe1sole1-27X` The anchor plate 24 is flat andjstraight and in this instance is made of metal, though it might in some instances be made offiber or other tough sheet material suitable for the purpose. j Y

The rear portion 26 of` the sole being slightly roundedand the anchor plate being flat, as indicated in Figure 2*',vitfoll`ows that the Vedges of the anchor plate bear away slightly from the adjacent portion 2,6 of fthe sole. Thus there is a little clearancebetween each edge of the anchor plate andthe adj af cent portion 26 oftheshoe sole.- l Y The body member 10 is providedV with a projecting lip 28,' integralwith it,.and provided withl a hole through whichl a. short y screw 29 extends, this screw alsoeXtending into the adjacent portion 261.` This` screw prevents movement of the heel member` 10 relatively to the rear portion 26 oftheshoe sole, and in doing this prevents; the heelas a whole from comingoff so long as the screw 29 is in position.

In order to remove the heel the screw 29 is taken out and the heel as a whole is slided rearwardly, so that the anchorplate is .virtually drawn `out ofv the groove 22. This leavesthe heel separate from the rest ofthe shoe. The same heel can be replaced, or another heel of the samekind cambe subl stituted, and held in positionas above described, by aid of the screw 29.

As may be notedfrom Figure 1, the lip 28 is pressed tightly against the adjacent portion 26 while the parts are in .normalposition. That is to say, the lip I28 extendsinto a plane coinciding with the generaldirection in vwhich the anchor plate extends. Onthis account, there is n0 crevice visiblewhile-the parts are in normal'ppositiona Vhen, however, the screw l 29 is taken. out Vvas above; described, and theheel body is then displaced slightly to therear, there is-,no difioultyin causing the lip 28 to clear the endcf the anchor plate, `asfthe anchor plate is and more or lesselastic,y andthefde-gree of..V distortion for effecting j clearance isf negligible.

In the form shown vin Figuresu to 9. inclugsive, the heel body` appears at. 30 and is made of hard wood. Itis provided at its top with a shallow concavity 31., At itSbottom is a compartment32, andtted intothe same is atap 33. Uponthis.tapisanother tapk 34. These taps aresecurediniposition in the manner abovefdescribedlwith reference to the taps 14 and 16,.shownimEigureS, 1, 2, and 4.` The taps 33. and 84; new serve as foundation, andI a .tap,35, whichmayT be tion in the same manner as the taps 18 and 20 above described.

The upper portion of the body member 30.

is provided with a groove 36 and with an overhang 37 bounding this groove. An anchor plate 38 is secured by screws 39-to the rear portion 40 of a shoe sole 41, and is adaptedto fit slidably into the groove 36, in the same manner that the anchor plate 24 fits into the groove 22 as above described.

A retaining screw 42 is provided for preventingpmovement of the heel relatively to the sole, andy by so doing for preventing the removal of the'heel. The screw 42 extends through holes` inthe rear portion of the sole and the anchor plate 38. By taking out the retaining screw 42 and sliding the heel to the rearward, the heel is readily disengaged. By reversingthe operation, the heel is replaced.

I do not limit myselfto the precise mechanism shown,` as variations may be made therein without departing from my invention, the scope of which is commensurate with my claims.

I claim- 1. In al device of the character described `upon said shoe sole and having in its entirety the form of a true plane, said anchor plate being provided with edges which, because of the flatness of the plate and the convexity. of. said convex surface, extend slightly away from said conveX surface, a

f heelmember having a massive portion provided with a concave surface mating said convex surface of said shoesole. and furtherv providediwitha. groove having the form of atrue plane and merging into the concavity of, said concave surface, said anchor plate fitting into said groove insaid heel member in order to .hold said shoe sole and said heel flat andprovided with .edges which, because j.

of: the flaitnessof the plate and the conveXity ofsaidconvexsurface extend slightly away from said;conve.\' surface, and alieel member having a massive portion provided. with a concave surface mating said convex surface.

of said sole and further provided with a groove,mergingV into.V the concavity of'said concave surfaceesaid groove mating said anchor plate in order to Ahold said shoe-sole and. Said heel member together.y

ANTHONY CARLOZZ'.. 

